2000 AMC 12 Problems
2000 AMC 12 Problems
2000 AMC 12 Problems
1. In the year 2001, the United States will host the International Mathematical
Olympiad. Let I, M, and O be distinct positive integers such that the product
I · M · O = 2001. What is the largest possible value of the sum I + M + O?
2. 2000(20002000 ) =
3. Each day, Jenny ate 20% of the jellybeans that were in her jar at the beginning
of that day. At the end of the second day, 32 remained. How many jellybeans
were in the jar originally?
4. The Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, . . . starts with two 1s, and each
term afterwards is the sum of its two predecessors. Which one of the ten
digits is the last to appear in the units position of a number in the Fibonacci
sequence?
6. Two different prime numbers between 4 and 18 are chosen. When their sum
is subtracted from their product, which of the following numbers could be
obtained?
7. How many positive integers b have the property that logb 729 is a positive
integer?
(A) 10401 (B) 19801 (C) 20201 (D) 39801 (E) 40801
10. The point P = (1, 2, 3) is reflected in the xy-plane, then its image Q is rotated
by 180◦ about the x-axis to produce R, and finally, R is translated by 5 units
in the positive-y direction to produce S. What are the coordinates of S?
11. Two non-zero real numbers, a and b, satisfy ab = a − b. Which of the following
a b
is a possible value of + − ab?
b a
1 1 1
(A) −2 (B) − (C) (D) (E) 2
2 3 2
12. Let A, M, and C be nonnegative integers such that A + M + C = 12. What
is the maximum value of A · M · C + A · M + M · C + C · A?
13. One morning each member of Angela’s family drank an 8-ounce mixture of
coffee with milk. The amounts of coffee and milk varied from cup to cup, but
were never zero. Angela drank a quarter of the total amount of milk and a
sixth of the total amount of coffee. How many people are in the family?
10, 2, 5, 2, 4, 2, x
15. Let f be a function for which f (x/3) = x2 + x + 1. Find the sum of all values
of z for which f (3z) = 7.
(A) 222 (B) 333 (C) 444 (D) 555 (E) 666
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18. In year N , the 300th day of the year is a Tuesday. In year N + 1, the 200th day
is also a Tuesday. On what day of the week did the 100th day of year N − 1
occur?
(A) Thursday (B) Friday (C) Saturday (D) Sunday (E) Monday
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19. In triangle ABC, AB = 13, BC = 14, and AC = 15. Let D denote the
midpoint of BC and let E denote the intersection of BC with the bisector of
angle BAC. Which of the following is closest to the area of the triangle ADE?
then xyz =
21. Through a point on the hypotenuse of a right triangle, lines are drawn parallel
to the legs of the triangle so that the triangle is divided into a square and two
smaller right triangles. The area of one of the two small right triangles is m
times the area of the square. The ratio of the area of the other small right
triangle to the area of the square is
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(A) (B) m (C) 1 − m (D) (E)
2m + 1 4m 8m2
22. The graph below shows a portion of the curve defined by the quartic polyno-
mial P (x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d. Which of the following is the smallest?
(A) P (−1)
(B) The product of the zeros of P
(C) The product of the non-real zeros of P
(D) The sum of the coefficients of P
(E) The sum of the real zeros of P
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23. Professor Gamble buys a lottery ticket, which requires that he pick six different
integers from 1 through 46, inclusive. He chooses his numbers so that the sum
of the base-ten logarithms of his six numbers is an integer. It so happens
that the integers on the winning ticket have the same property— the sum of
the base-ten logarithms is an integer. What is the probability that Professor
Gamble holds the winning ticket?
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